MODULAR SPEWS: DELPHIC NEW ALBUM OUT NOW, NEW YYYs SINGLE + VIDEO, CIRCA 1979 ROUND UP, JONATHAN BOULET TOUR, HOTTEST 100, KIM DOES A MODCAST AND MORE...

After recently storming the nation on tour and more recently the Hottest 100, single number three from YYYs It's Blitz!, the tender Skeletons, will released all across the regular digital portals on February 9. The digital bundle includes the original mix, acoustic version and the stunningly haunting new video, directed by Barney Clay. Here's what Karen O has to say:

"Thought you've seen the last of us? How we've missed you so over the holiday break! BRAND NEW VIDEO for YYY's wintry lullaby SKELETONS off of It's Blitz! Shot on site at the legendary Hollywood Forever Cemetery, director AKA ghostbuster Barney Clay brings you his final visual instalment for the band's most beloved and departed tracks."

Well done team Modular, who represented a tidy 5% slice in this year's Triple J Hottest 100 pie chart, which was unveiled yesterday. Yeah Yeah Yeahs' peaked as the highest Mod act (with 2 songs no less), while Australia's own Wolfmother, Tame Impala and Bag Raiders bigged up the local side of things. Thank you all for taking the time to vote, and a big congratulations to the acts!

11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll"
18. Bag Raiders - "Shooting Stars"
25. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"
75. Wolfmother - "New Moon Rising"
78. Tame Impala - "Remember Me"

Sydney smart aleck Jonathan Boulet will kick off his virgin headline tour of Australia in February 2010 in support of his wondrously vivid self-titled debut record. The pied piper of bedroom pop will lead his band of the merriest men around the country for 14 of the best, kicking off at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne on February 12 and snaking his way around the country before triumphantly crossing the finish line at Fans in Brisbane on March 13.

The Jonathan Boulet Australian Tour will be the perfect chance to catch this lightning bolt of electric melody in full flight, tickets are on sale now and the full run of dates is below.

Friday February 12
Northcote Social Club, Northcote VIC
Tickets from northcotesocialclub.com and The Corner Box Office - 03 9486 1677

Saturday February 13
Barwon Club, Geelong VIC
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Thursday February 18
Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Friday February 19
Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Wednesday February 24
The Harp, Wollongong NSW
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Friday February 26
Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Saturday Mar 6
Fly By Night, Fremantle WA
Tickets from flybynight.org and the Box Office - 08 9430 5976

Thursday March 11
Great Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Friday March 12
Elsewhere, Gold Coast QLD
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Wolfmother are currently on the international road to support their second record, the killer Cosmic Egg. If you haven't already, you can follow Andrew's Twitter updates from the proverbial tour bus through the UK/Euro tour. Never fear kids, as the band will be back in Oz for the AC/DC Black Ice tour in February.

Check out the exclusive live video of the band tearing through a rocking rendition of "California Queen."

CIRCA 1979 - ROUND UP

Modular and Sydney Festival’s 80s avant-garde revival, Circa 1979: Signal to Noise came to a close on Monday as we packed up the gig photos and rare records from the Signal to Noise exhibition. Over four days electronic gurus from Sydney and Melbourne brushed the dust off their synths and descended upon the inner west to show us where dance music came from. Severed Heads melted the Becks’ Festival Bar, John Cale added keynote presentations (watch/listen HERE) to his ridiculously long list of talents while debates raged on amidst the handmade posters and fliers in the Sound Lounge.

As the sound clash in the Seymour Centre dissipates your getting a second chance to relive the glory of Australia’s musical pioneering hey-day with a few galleries and videos we’ve hoarded for safe keeping along with a full colour catalogue of the Signal to Noise Exhibition.

KIM 'PROG CAST' MODCAST

It's a well known fact that the best things in life come in two parts. Take this week's Modcast for example, put together by the one and only Kim Moyes (aka KIM/Kim from the Presets) who has provided us with a whopping two week's work of musical ear candy. This first installment, the ambient 'Prog cast' is an ode to synthesisers, prog and all things chill. Stay tuned in coming weeks for the 'Clubby' mix.

KIM Playlist
Front 242 - "Sample D" (Aerial Version)
Tangerine Dream - "Sunset Drive"
Fennesz + Sakamoto - "Mono"
Ramases - "Earth People"
Nils Frahm - "Ambre"
Black to Comm - "Trapez"
K. Leimer - "Shallows"
Yello - "Massage"
Myles Heskett, Chris Ross and Kim Moyes - "Untitled 1" (Demo Version)
Alva Noto - "Monophaser 2"
Aphex Twin - "#5"
Myles Heskett, Chris Ross and Kim Moyes - "Untitled 2" (Demo Version)

You can DOWNLOAD the Modcast directly from Modular People, but if you want to let get ahead of the masses and have the Modcast downloade for you, SUBSCRIBE via iTunes..

THE SWISS - BUBBLE BATH EP

The Swiss have been smelling like roses with their disco-ditty "Bubble Bath" on high rotation on your wireless and the dance floor. Scrubbing up nicely for the release of the Bubble Bath EP on February 5, you can expect special rubs by Tensnake and Knightlife to take your breath away. Don't believe us? Some of our favourite friends from around the world can back us up with these special testaments:

"Tune is great. I'm sitting alone in my living room at 3am and I suddenly want to dance." - FAKE BLOOD

"Great track x" - EROL ALKAN

"AEROPLANE HEARTS THE SWISS" - AEROPLANE

"Incredible record" - SINDEN

Pre-order the Bubble Bath EP on vinyl from the Modshop.

TAME IMPALA - 'INNERSPEAKER'

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